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Design Engineer

Design Engineer

Great Northern Corporation • Des Plaines, IL, United States
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Permanent
Job description

Now Hiring Design Engineer

Why Great Northern :

Privately held, Great Northern Instore, a division of Great Northern Corporation, is a Multi-Million Dollar, Designer, Engineering, and Manufacturer of Custom Permanent Point Purchase Displays and Retail Fixtures.

Great Northern is committed to making a difference in the lives of our team members, customers, and the communities in which we live and work. Many of our team members were referred to by their friends and families who are already a part of the Great Northern team.

The Benefits of Great Northern :

  • Competitive 401K match and a historically generous profit-sharing retirement savings contribution
  • Paid vacation during your first year of employment
  • Medical PPO, HSA, Dental, and Vision insurance
  • Wellness Program
  • Life Insurance
  • Health fitness and Tuition Reimbursements
  • Opportunities to advance your career and compensation level
  • Annual increases
  • Competitive wages

Pay / Schedule :

  • On-site Monday-Friday
  • Salary $80,000-$110,000
  • Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

  • Design and engineering of custom displays based on design rendering concepts
  • Ability to reverse engineer displays and ability to reduce costs based on value engineering ideas and concepts
  • Supervise prototype development
  • Create technical quote drawings & production documents & bills of materials
  • Interface with account executives, designers, estimators, production staff & outside vendors
  • Participate in regularly scheduled department meetings to report on project status, prepare then give design presentations
  • Design methods for testing product capabilities and troubleshooting mechanical or structural flaws
  • Involvement in manufacturing processes to ensure quality workmanship
  • Perform related duties as assigned by supervisor
  • Maintain compliance with all company policies and procedures
  • Light travel within the US and out of country
  • Multi-tasking
  • Onsite work attendance is a requirement
  • Qualifications :

  • Mechanical Engineering background and understanding of engineering principles
  • 3+ years of experience in point of purchase display manufacturing
  • Knowledge of materials and manufacturing processes used in construction of permanent displays & fixtures
  • Proficient in SolidWorks 2020 or later version
  • Ability to efficiently create accurate engineering drawings for domestic and overseas manufacturing
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to research materials & Processes
  • Knowledge of basic measuring tools, tape measure, calipers, etc.
  • Experience in sheet metal, metal tubing; wire forming and fabrication, plastics, vacuum forming, injection molding and wood manufacturing, welding methodologies is a plus
  • Experience integrating electronics into displays is a plus, e.g., LED lighting, LCD integration and sound
  • Good written & verbal communication skills
  • Ability to work independently or in a team environment
  • Preferred qualification :

  • Bachelor's degree (or equivalent work experience) in mechanical engineering
  • Opportunities for Growth :

    You will have the opportunity to gain experience, and new skills and acquire new knowledge that can be applied to grow into new positions with higher pay. Furthermore, you can grow your career with Great Northern through advancement opportunities available at our facilities locally and nationally.

    Expectation :

    To be successful your teammates will depend on you to have pride in your work, be on time, work safely, work effectively with others, be optimistic, take ownership of your responsibilities, and look for continuous improvement opportunities.

    Great Northern is an equal opportunity at-will employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color, disability, sex, sexual orientation, or national origin.

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